Pediatric Endocrinology

The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient consultation, treatment and management for children living with a variety of endocrine disorders.

Our facility is approved as a Newborn Screening Treatment Center for Endocrine Diseases by the state of New York, and also maintains a state-funded Lead Poisoning Program which provides management and treatment of lead poisoning and counseling and education for parents. Our Lead Poisoning Program includes safe housing in apartments in Yonkers and Newburgh, NY for families whose homes are undergoing abatement for lead poisoning.

Our Services

We offer inpatient and outpatient education and services for all endocrine conditions, including:

Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Diabetes education programs
- Family mentoring
- Diabetes support groups
Obesity
Thyroid Disease
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
Pituitary Gland (growth) Disorders
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Idiopathic Short Stature
- Turner Syndrome
- Children Born Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Abnormal puberty conditions
- Early/late sexual development
- Hirsutism
- Pituitary hormone deficiency
Osteoporosis
Testing
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Stimulation Testing
- Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Stimulation Testing

Our Medical Staff

Pediatric Endocrinology
Mary Beth Damore, MD
Vardhini Desikan, MBBS
Joan Di Martino-Nardi, MD
Dan Handelsman, MD
Marion Kessler, MD
Richard Noto, MD (Section Chief)
Melissa Pawelczak, MD
Alicia Romano, MD

For information about our specialists, please visit our online Physician Directory.